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Newspaper
Augusta Washingtonian
Location
Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1844
Page
7
In 1837 a famed hospital figure known as the pale lady tends the sick and consoles the dying. Marie, once lauded for charity, mourns a broken heart and the grave of Henry Barbour. A wreath is laid on her grave on All Saints Day as a child honors her memory.
A Massachusetts temperance estimate shows the pauper tax dropping from 200 000 to 41 000 over several years as 36 000 drinkers reform. The temperance effort curbs drunkenness and saves tax money while improving health and family welfare.
Mr W notes that within three years the town's poor house population fell from 496 to 11 due to the same cause. The town voted to fund the Washingtonian Society with $500 annually as a beneficial reform and best use of money.
A perpetual High Court of Nations with eighteen judges from Great Britain France Russia Prussia Austria and the United States is suggested to ensure impartial rulings. The article argues such a tribunal could render unbiased judgments and promote lasting peace. It then recalls a cautionary fable for rich men about the shifting fortunes of wealth and power.
An essay voice notes wealth as futile and fleeting while urging lasting bequests through mind and heart. It contrasts the vanishing of money at death with enduring spiritual wealth and cites a farmer’s wife praising a six year old’s Bible reading, plus a quip about a cat and a well. It also includes brief anecdotes on Frederick the Great and a fife, and ends with a Catsup recipe instruction for tomato pickle.
The article touts burnt rhubarb as a diarrhea remedy used for over twenty years. A 5 to 10 grain dose is recommended, with prepared powder burned in an iron pot then smothered to finish. It claims quick pain relief and bowel normality without failing in any case.
A poem from Augusta dated August 1844 by Promier portrays night’s gloom lifting under morning light. It describes dew on a thorn, the rise of sorrow around a mourner, and pity guiding aid. friendship alone emits soothing warmth and dries tears.
The notice presents statistics: England 1075 cotton factories with 183243 workers. Scotland 159 factories with 32590 workers. Ireland 28 factories with 4011 workers. Britain totals 1262 factories with 219824 hands. It mentions Mr Warner's tiny steam engine model and HM ship Childers with indemnity funds. Additional items describe ink stain removal, a grim quip about Jews, a steamboat venture, and various other 19th century notes on industry, travel, religion, and society.
A Curiosity-We have in this village sold the Rineheck colt over two years old, nearly 15 hands high with five natural feet and agile ease. Gen. Tom Thumb has bought a pair of ponies and is having a carriage built in London scaled to his size.
The report shows moderate demand for cotton with prices from 4 1 2 to 6 for various qualities. Liverpool imports rising but overburdened the market, with 52 730 bales sold in the week to July 26 and 6 730 bales to August 3. Prices vary by quality, stock in Liverpool at 998 000 bales, American 764 000. Bagging demand fair, planters buying at current prices. Groceries show no notable improvement in demand.
The following individuals have paid their subscription through July 20 1845 Augusta D Bunch J H O Shea J J Clayton W W Mann
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